11 October 2015

DC Comics | Weekly Comic Book Release List For 10/14/15

BAT MITE #5 (OF 6)

(W) Dan Jurgens (A/CA) Corin Howell

SRP $2.99

Bat-Mite faces his greatest makeover challenge yet when he comes up against those dolorous denizens of the DC Universe, The Inferior Five! The Light Mite wants them to go from Inferior to Superior, but the half-witted heroes are not quite ready for prime time.

BATMAN #45

(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki

SRP: $3.99

When Batman almost gets taken out by a new threat, Jim Gordon might have to reevaluate what it means to wear the cowl before it's too late for Gotham City!

BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #2

(W) Tim Seeley, James TynionIV (A) Paul Pelletier (CA) Tony S. Daniel

SRP $2.99

It's here at last-the sequel to the blockbuster weekly series BATMAN ETERNAL!

Five years ago, Batman and Robin worked the most disturbing case of their crimefighting careers-bringing down the organization of the ultimate human trafficker, the mysterious woman known only as Mother. At the time, Dick Grayson never quite understood the scope of that case, but now its darkest secrets are coming back to haunt him and everyone else who ever worked with Batman! With Bruce Wayne now lost to them, Dick and all his allies are out in the cold! Who can they trust? Is someone among them not who they say they are? And who is the deadly, silent young woman in black who's come to Gotham City looking for Batman?

Prepare yourself for six months of international intrigue, twists and turns, and new additions to the world of Batman and Robin, from showrunners James Tynion IV and Scott Snyder, and writers Tim Seeley, Steve Orlando, Genevieve Valentine, Ed Brisson, and Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelley!

BATMAN SUPERMAN #25

(W) Greg Pak (A/CA) Ardian Syaf, Vicente Cifuentes

SRP: $3.99

What impact will the revelation of Superman's secret identity have on the rest of the heroes of the DC Universe? As Superman seeks to serve justice to the villains behind his power loss, find out who the Man of Steel's new crimefighting partner will be!

CATWOMAN #45

(W) Genevieve Valentine (A) David Messina (CA) Kevin Wada

SRP $2.99

In the wake of a tragedy, Selina and Eiko try to pick up the pieces. Can they each control their side of the turf war when a shocking development in Selina's quest to find Batman is revealed?

John Constantine's first new adventure comes to a harrowing conclusion when he and Georgiana come face to face with a supernatural serial killer. The conclusion of this vicious mystery will shake the Hellblazer to the very core of his filthy little soul.

A dark ritual is performed in a German cabaret, and a supernatural servant is brought forth to serve the Reich- has Zatanna been manipulated by The Joker's Daughter? Plus, Batwoman leaves Gotham City, and Amanda Waller introduces her to an unearthly ally. And Wonder Woman gets into combat as she joins Mera on the European war front.

EARTH 2 SOCIETY #5

(W) Daniel H. Wilson (A/CA) Jorge Jimenez

SRP $2.99

As the hunt for the traitor who stalks Earth-2 comes to a close, the Fastest Man Alive may not be quick enough to escape his fate on this new world!

A pigtailed girl, a white doe, and old-world magic collide in a New York City apartment! Bigby ties up loose ends from Salem and rips into clues about the dark corners of Fabletown. Plus: The origin story of Bloody Mary takes a shattering turn! First comes love, then comes marriage...and after what comes next, will Mary ever be able to look herself in the mirror again?

HARLEY QUINN #21

(W) Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti (A) John Timms (CA) Amanda Conner

SRP: $3.99

Harley's trip to California takes a dangerous turn-she stole a stone-cold killer's gig, and he's not taking it well! They say Hollywood has a dark side...but so does Harley Quinn!

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #4

(W) Bryan Hitch (A) Bryan Hitch, Daniel Henriques (CA) Bryan Hitch

SRP: $3.99

As The Flash struggles to get back to the present, the rest of the team regroups for a rematch against the overwhelming forces of the Church of Rao. And, as foreshadowed in issue #1, they must also consider how to prevent the seemingly inevitable death of Superman!

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED #14

(W) Jeff Parker (A) Paul Pelletier, Rob Hunter (CA) Tony Harris

SRP: $3.99

"Warzone" continues as more long-lost DC heroes join the fray! What bizarre force is causing Sgt. Rock, Enemy Ace and the Creature Commandos to fight the same, insane war over and over again, and how can the team of Stargirl, Batgirl, Steel, Robotman, and Vandal Savage set things right?

RED HOOD ARSENAL #5

(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Denis Medri (CA) Howard Porter

SRP: $2.99

The brawl with Batman continues as Roy and Jason go head-to-head with both the new hero of Gotham City and the villainous Underbelly in the streets! Plus, a shocking revelation leads Jason to a secret rendezvous with an old friend...

SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #62

(W) Scott Gross, Horacio Ottolini (A) Walter Carzon (CA) Scott Gross

SRP $2.99

After Scooby's not-so-monthly bath spoils Daphne's sacred beauty regimen, she enlists Velma for a day at the spa! But lounging around in towels is only fun until the towels turn on you. And when there's a mummy in your mineral water, there's only one thing to Doo-lay a spa-sized trap for that toweled troublemaker, because nobody gets in the way of a good exfoliating scrub!

Starfire and the hero known as Atlee must uncover the mystery of the creatures from beneath the earth! Our heroes can tackle a monster, no sweat, but how can they survive-unemployment?!

SUPERMAN LOIS AND CLARK #1

(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Lee Weeks, Lee Weeks

SRP: $3.99

Following the epic events of CONVERGENCE, here are the adventures of the last sons and daughter of the Krypton and Earth as they try to survive in a world not their own. But can they keep this world from suffering the same fate as their own? Can this Superman stop the villains he once fought before they are created on this world? What is Intergang, and why does Lois's discovery of it place everyone she loves in jeopardy? What will happen when their nine-year-old son learns the true identity of his parents? Make way for the original power couple, for better, for worse, in sickness and in health, until death do them part!

TWILIGHT CHILDREN #1 (OF 4)

(W) Gilbert Hernandez (A/CA) Darwyn Cooke

SRP: $4.99

For the first time ever, legendary comics creators Gilbert Hernandez (Love and Rockets) and Darwyn Cooke (DC: THE NEW FRONTIER) have joined forces for a surreal project unlike anything you've ever read before!

When a white orb washes up on the shore of a remote Latin American village, a group of children naturally poke at the strange object to see what it is. The orb explodes, leaving the children completely blind. And when a beautiful young woman who may be an alien is found wandering the seafront, she's taken in by the townspeople, but soon becomes a person of interest to a quirky pair of undercover CIA agents, and the target of affection for a young scientist. Can they come together to prevent an all-out alien invasion and save the souls in this sleepy, seaside town?

Hardcovers and Trade Paperbacks

BATMAN YEAR 100 DLX ED HC

(W/A/CA) Paul Pope

SRP: $29.99

Visionary writer/artist Paul Pope presents a futuristic mystery of epic proportions! In Gotham City, 2039, a federal agent is murdered, and a contingent of Washington's top agents is hot on the trail of the Batman, long thought gone, but now the suspect in the murder. This new collection of the 4-issue miniseries includes never before published sketch material!

COFFIN HILL TP VOL 03

(W) Caitlin Kittredge (A) Inaki Miranda, Ande Parks (CA) Dave Johnson

SRP: $14.99

Eve Coffin is released from jail in these stories from issues #15-20...and there's waiting for her in Coffin Hill with open arms. Ghosts are abroad in the town, and one has her sights set on Eve-and on a bloody chain of events her family set in motion almost three hundred years ago!

This CONVERGENCE collection stars the Outsiders, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Hawkman and many more, as they fight in a gladiator-style competition to see which worlds will live...and which will perish! This book spells out the final fates of some of DC's most popular heroes. Collects CONVERGENCE: BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1-2, CONVERGENCE: ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #1-2, CONVERGENCE: GREEN LANTERN CORPS #1-2, CONVERGENCE: SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1-2 and CONVERGENCE: HAWKMAN #1-2.

This CONVERGENCE collection stars The Flash, Wonder Woman, the JLA and many more, and includes the miniseries THE FLASH #1-2, WONDER WOMAN #1-2, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1-2, SWAMP THING #1-2 and THE NEW TEEN TITANS #1-2.

GRAPHIC INK THE DC COMICS ART OF DARWYN COOKE HC

(W/A) Darwyn Cooke & Various (CA) Darwyn Cooke

SRP: $39.99

This beautiful book features the distinctive style of Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Darwyn Cooke, dating back to 1985's TALENT SHOWCASE #19, and stories from BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS, LEGION WORLDS, JSA ALL STARS, JONAH HEX and more, plus dozens of covers!

The heroic career of Green Lantern is celebrated in a new, 75th anniversary hardcover! Don't miss these tales that introduced the Golden Age GL, Alan Scott, as well as Hal Jordan and the entire legacy of the Green Lantern Corps!

MORTAL KOMBAT X TP VOL 02

(W) Shawn Kittelsen (A) Dexter Soy & Various (CA) Stephen Segovia

SRP $14.99

In this volume of stories from issues #5-8, Scorpion and Takeda's search for Sub-Zero leads them to find an entire city that's been frozen solid! Meanwhile, Sonya and Johnny's quest to rescue their daughter is interrupted by the Outworld Civil War-and a Shokan uprising led by Kintaro!

In these stories from issues #6-10 of the hit series, Hippolyta's first rule of war is demonstrated as Diana and Cheetah battle over a phoenix egg. Then, Diana agreed to represent the Justice League on a space mission-until kaiju attack! Plus, see a teenaged Diana visit Man's World while her Amazon bodyguards try to track her down!